Knife rack



M. E. LESSIN July 27, 1948a KNIFE RACK Filed June zo, 1945 NTOR - 11W AMaumee E Lesm M MFL.,

noma vs Patented July 27, 1948 RACK Maurice "E, Bessin, Bronx,`N. Y.Application Julie 30, 1945,-S'erialNm z602,563 l (cien-60) Claims.

"Thempresent invention relates lto improvements infknife 4racks and more.particularly `refers to alholderV for supporting a .number of differentsizesand types of knives 'for convenience of .use in a kitchen or otherlocality where .quick accessibilityofa variety of knives for differentuses is arequirement.

An Aobject of .the invention is to aprovidean improved holder ofthis-character which will be both sanitary and compact in that theknives are encased and in a circular arrangement with the handles ofthe. knives `grouped for quick 'selection and withdrawal.

AA further object of lthe invention resides in providing .an improvedknife casein Ithe nature of .a rack with the handles protruding inposition to :be readily grasped and withdrawn, and 'wherein the bladesof the knives are encased for .protection and sanitation with the wallof .the 'case transparent Lto permit of visual examination and spottingof the knives las to size, shape and adaptability for certain kitchenpurposes.

A still further object of 'the inventionis to provide a rotarydemountable holder and-bracket forisupporting a knife rack of the abovecharacter andin the production of a .rack of a simple and economicalform 'which will `be sturdy .and "of longlife in the use to whichnormally subjected.

With Athe foregoing and other objects in View, the invention will y'bemore fully described hereinafter, and will rbelmore 'particularlypointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein `like symbols .refer to like or correspondingparts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of 4an improved knife rack constructed inaccordance with Pthe present "invention,

rliigureiZ isfa vertical sectiontaken throughthe same and showingknives, with 4-portionso'f their handles broken away, in a position ofr'epose in theirack, and

@Figure 3 is an elevationof "the rack v"and its support with parts shownyinfsection.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, IU and Il designate top andbottom flanged discs respectively of wood, plastics or other appropriatematerial which are brought together upon a cylindrical or other tubularwall I?. of the rack, which constitutes with such discs or heads IU andIl an enclosed rack space for the knives or other implements havinghandles N which are Wider than the blades thereof.

Centrally of the rack or receptacle is a flanged tube I3, the flanges ofwhich abut against central perforated.iporticnsofv the headsfl'i andIl.; .the

Vtube iiangcs may be welded, soldered,'brazed, or`

otherwise affixed `to the .discs lil .and i tube i3 and its anges being.also ,preferably ..o'fy.me`tal. Thus 'the tube .ITS .and vthe centrallyperforated heads di) and lil lconstitute ajthrough openiiigdn the.central portion'o'f the rack whichloes .not communicate with theinteriorspace ofthe rack. lAs best viewed in A`Figure Zthe hea-d rlllmaybe retained-in .place by reason .of 4thefffriction'a'lilgripping .ofthe .transparent casing wallflf! outwardly against the .downwardly.depending n4liamges ofthe head lll, .thus .not .requiring the1perinanerit alfxation .of 'the .headlinplace Thisusparticul'arconstruction will .permitlthe `removal of thehead lll for .purposes .dfcleaning lthe interior `of Athe. receptacle .and .removing any lforeign'frnaftter whichV may .have ."fallen Yfrom the 'knife blades. From 4aninspection .of Iliigure 2 it will be clear that both .internalandexternal diameter of `"tube lf3 `are .greatly inferior .to the internaldiameter of the rack Wall -i-.`2.-so 'that the circumanibierit space.coniined Within the .transparent casing Wall f2 and .externally ofA.the ltube `l 3 is `coni-paratively great to..ai.ord .ample .-.room forreceiving wide knifeblades and the like.

Thebore of tube YI3 serves to receive aspi'ndle orshaft `|4.upstandingffromjan arm l5 carried by afbracket T6 aixed as `by thelfastening fil, toa wallvorlikelsupport. y

In'th'e head moi lthe rack are radial or lotlfie'r slots .i8 of .a`.radial fdepth to receive all knife blades f `a class for whichl 'therack-Will be used but these slots I8 are narrower `than lthe handles Nof the -knives or other implements to ,prevent such .knives 'fromdropping through "the "slots T8. In other words lthe knives ."N-aresupported 'by the wider .portions di 'their harijcles N resting uponheadI'D latthe sides Vof 'the `s`lo`ts i8. y .As .shown inligune leonie 'cfthesldt'sl i3 may be .circular or otlicrforms to receive .ice picks. orother iimplernentsh aving han iles ch arewi'c'ier than `the `diametersof'such `circular slots. In the use vofthe Ndevice knives are yu-pended.above 'the device and introduced by their blade ends through the slotsI8 until the vertical descending movement is arrested by the handles N.These knives rest in the device in the manner indicated in Figure 2wherein the entire blade is housed within the device and the handles Nalone project upwardly, preferably in a circular group.

Such circular group is mathematically the most compact form.

At the same time viewing Figure 1 the radial A11 of the blades may bereadily viewed in an ensemble and at one glance in the circular closelygrouped arrangement through the symmetrical transparent wall I2 wherebya particular knife may be instantaneously spotted, the container quicklyrotated by hand to bring the handle of that knife to a correct positionwhereby the knife may be withdrawn quickly after giving immediate accessto the same. The handles may be restored` with like facility.

The slots I8 and particularly the circular slots afford 'circulation ofair through the rdevice so that it may be at times used as a dryingrack.

The wall I2 may be suitably held to the flanges of the heads IIJ and IIby Cellophane cement and the material of the wall I2 may also be ofCellophane if desired. The tube I3 is open from end to end to facilitatecleaning and to `prevent accumulations of 4foreign material which wouldotherwise clog a closed end tube to prevent the spindle I4 from fullyentering the bore thereof.l The arm I5 will be of sufficient lengthcomparatively to the diameter of the rack to hold the same away vfromthe bracket I 6 and kitchen wall where- .by it may be free to rotate.The rack container canat any time be lifted off the spindle I4.

It will benoted that the spindle I4 is' vertically long'to penetrate amajor portion of the tube I3 which gives greater bearing surface betweenthe parts I3 and I4, prevents wobbling oreccentric behavior of therackin rotating and also prevents the rack` from becomingaccidentallydetached from the lbracket as might be the case with a shorter spindle.

It is obvious that various changes and modications may be made in thedetails of construction and design of the above specifically describedembodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof,suchchanges and modications being restricted only by the scope of thefollowing claims:

What is claimed is: l. Av knife rack comprising a vertical wall bracket,a horizontal member connected to the f tacle, said top head having aseries of slots circularly distributed around the center portion thereofwide enough to receive the blades of knives downwardly,` therethroughvisible through said transparent wall, said slots being narrower than fthe handles of the knives whereby to support the knives on said top headwith the handles projectspidle aflixed to said horizontal member, acylin- Y drical receptacle comprising a base member, a top member havingradially elongated slots therethrough, a transparent cylindrical wallseparating said base and said top members, a tubular member centrallylocated in said cylindrical receptacle having anges at opposite endsengaging upwardly in readiness to be withdrawn, said top and `bottomheads also having substantially vertical perforations in substantialvertical alignment and a tube centrally located within saidreceptaclehaving horizontal flanges at its ends abutting said top andbottom heads respectively ofthe internal passage of the tube registeringwith the 4perforations of said heads, and means for supporting saidreceptacle having an upstanding spindle adapted to enter the tube onwhich the receptacle may be rotated.

V3. For use with a substantially horizontal sup-A port and a spindleupstanding therefrom, an improved knife receptacle comprising a tubulartransparent wall, a top head frictionally engaging' the top portion ofsaid tubular transparent wall, a bottom head tted against the bottomportion of said transparent wall and aflixed thereto, saidy top headhaving a series of radially arranged slots ofk widths to receivetherethrough the blades of knives viewable through the transparent wallbut narrower than the handles of the knives whereby to support theknives on the top head with the handles projecting upwardly from saidtop head, said bottom head having a substantial circular perforation anda tube within said wall having a. horizontal flange amxed to said bottomhead withV REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record inthe le of this patent:

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